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Breast removal not easy decision
The Leader-TelegramGeneral surgeons in Eau Claire have performed preventive double mastectomies -- the same surgery Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie underwent earlier this year after being diagnosed with a gene mutation that increased her risk of breast and ovarian...Tags: Ovarian Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Prostate Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, The New York Times
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Q & A: Author, activist Eve Ensler, in Seattle May 18
Seattle TimesWomen talking publicly about their private parts was once strictly taboo. But Angelina Jolie's recent announcement she had a double mastectomy, after discovering she is at high risk for breast cancer, is a sign how much times have changed. One...Tags: Cervical Cancer, here! (tv network), Congo, Chemotherapy, Mastectomy
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Wrapped up in Liberace ... Angelina & Leo -- heroes! A look at networks and HBO ... Actors, Actors, Actors
Liz Smith"THERE'S NOTHING MORE intriguing than a movie star wrapped like a mummy playing someone just emerging from plastic surgery. Think Humphrey Bogart in "Dark Passage," Elizabeth Taylor in "Ash Wednesday." And now, in HBO's "Behind the Candelabra," Michael...Tags: Alec Baldwin, ABC (tv network), Plastic Surgeons, Global Change, Sean Penn
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East Lake Summer Camp starts this month
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Jesse Davis Lawrence is determined to have a kids camp at East Lake Courts no matter what. It doesn't matter if the 64-year-old public housing resident is sick or well. She had breast cancer in 2011, problems with blood clots in 2012 and a heart...Tags: Public Housing, Education, Heart Attack, Politics, Interior Policy
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La Leche League of Columbia meets fourth Friday
These groups meet regularly. Bereavement Support Group — Fourth Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. This group is for adults who are mourning the loss of a loved one. All are welcome. St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Room 105, 8300 Old Columbia Road, Fulton. 410-792-...Tags: Ellicott City, Social Issues, Howard County General Hospital, Anglicanism, Behavioral Conditions
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Local doctors say Jolie's decision is courageous
Reading Eagle, Pa.Most women considering a double mastectomy place too much emphasis on that relatively simple procedure when they should focus more on breast reconstructive surgery. "A mastectomy is a relatively simple, uncomplicated surgical procedure that usually...Tags: St. Joseph Medical Center, Surgery, Healthcare Provider, Hospitals and Clinics, Mastectomy
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George Williams was shocked when told he had breast cancer
Wherever George Williams goes so does his blue folder. Papers are tucked in neatly while other pages sneak out the edges. The folder is slightly worn and contains copies of his medical records for those skeptics who question his medical history. "Are...
Tags: American Cancer Society, Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Biopsy, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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Cancer gene test not for everyone
The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.Sex-symbol Angelina Jolie's shocking revelation that she had both breasts removed to prevent breast cancer may encourage more women to investigate genetic testing, local breast surgeons say. But the test for a defective version of the BRCA1 gene is...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Insurance, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie
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Cancer Institute provides new aid to locals
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Local residents suffering from cancer no longer have to travel far for treatment, as the Cancer Institute at the Pioneers Memorial Hospital has begun accepting patients. The state-of-the-art center provides a full range of medical...Tags: Prostate Cancer, Oncology, Chemotherapy, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Treatments
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Angelina Jolie's mastectomy news reverberates in South Florida
When Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had both breasts removed to cut her risk of cancer, experts across South Florida predicted the Hollywood superstar saved more lives than her own. In the age of genetic testing, more women with cancer-...Tags: Hysterectomy, Healthcare Provider, Insurance, Weston (Broward, Florida), Oncology
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Angelina Jolie will also get ovaries removed
Actress Angelina Jolie, who got a double mastectomy to lower her chances of breast cancer, will also have her ovaries removed, according to People magazine. Jolie said in a New York Times editorial Tuesday that she had her breasts removed and...
Tags: Ovarian Cancer, The New York Times, People (magazine), Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie's mastectomies provoke conversation, awareness, worry
The Buffalo NewsWhen news broke Tuesday morning that a healthy Angelina Jolie got a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer, several people contacted Kelli Cravey. They know that Cravey wants to have both of her breasts removed too. "I can't control cancer, but...Tags: American Cancer Society, Health Insurance, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Chemotherapy, Health Organizations
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